Before-and-after photos show how Ventura County has been ravaged by the wildfire
AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers
Ventura, a bucolic seaside town on California's coast, has been utterly destroyed by the wildfires that have ravaged Southern California in recent weeks.
The Thomas Fire, which is burning over 240,000 acres as of Thursday, has leveled homes, apartments, and hospitals as it swept through Ventura. Thousands of firefighters battled the blaze, though it remains only 30% contained.
The current blaze has been fed by dry, powerful winds and an uncharacteristic lack of precipitation. But the destruction in Ventura is part of a scary trend - severe wildfires in California have increased in frequency over the last two decades.
Here are some of the most striking images of the damage:
- I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot room on one of the world's largest cruise ships. Take a look inside my cabin.
- Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
- Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
- FSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereals: CEO
- Narcissistic top management leads to poor employee retention, shows research
- Audi to hike vehicle prices by up to 2% from June
- Kotak Mahindra Bank shares tank 13%; mcap erodes by ₹37,721 crore post RBI action
- Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.39 against US dollar in early trade